1986 California U.S. House District 44 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 44 Election?

Jim Bates won the 1986 California U.S. House District 44 Election. Jim Bates received 70,557 popular votes (64.24%). The main challenger was William D. Mitchell (33.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Bates and Mitchell

Bates +31.1 pts · won by 34,198 votes

Jim Bates DemocraticWINNER64.24%

70,557 votes

William D. Mitchell Republican33.1%

36,359 votes

Shirley Rachel Isaacsonpeace and freedom1.53%

1,676 votes

Dennis ThompsonLibertarian1.13%

1,244 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.